News Alert: NFL teams show unity in response to anthem uproar

View in your browser     NFL teams show unity in response to anthem uproar Football players were largely united in their response to the anthem at Sunday NFL games for the second week following the controversy stirred by President Trump over players who kneel rather than stand during "The Star Spangled Banner." Only a handful of players—among them Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills—knelt during the anthem on Sunday, a shift from the more than 200 NFL players who took a knee last week. But this week a number of teams including the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee in unity as a team before then standing for the anthem. Most teams then linked arms or, in the case of the New England Patriots, put an arm on a teammate's shoulder while they stood. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.